Data and Code for: Does promoting one healthy behavior detract from others? Evidence from a field experiment
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Hannah Trachtman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Project Citation:
Trachtman, Hannah. Data and Code for: Does promoting one healthy behavior detract from others? Evidence from a field experiment. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-28. https://doi.org/10.3886/E181963V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Impact evaluations of behavioral interventions typically focus on target outcomes. Might interventions induce negative spillovers on other behaviors? I run a large field experiment in which individuals receive combinations of messages and incentives promoting two behaviors, meditation and meal logging. I find that the interventions reduce completion rates of the opposite behavior by 19-29%. I find that interventions with larger target effects do not necessarily generate larger negative spillovers, and demonstrate implications for cost-effectiveness analysis. I investigate the mechanisms behind the observed spillovers.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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field experiment;
behavioral;
spillovers;
health
JEL Classification:
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D62 Externalities
D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
I12 Health Behavior
D62 Externalities
D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
I12 Health Behavior
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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1/3/2019 – 3/22/2019 (January-March, 2019)
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